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Bunkr Koridor (Bunker Belt)
The Czech republic once had a healthy balance of productive land + natural systems before the intensive use of fertilizers to increase crop production in the late 1930?s. This loss of balance occurred at the same time as a fortification system of bunkers were erected along the German border as protection during WWII. The bunker system was aligned so each bunker could see the next. There were substantial cuts in the forest to allow for these views as well as open fields where the bunkers follow the topography. This extensive bunker system which never used, will be re-used to ?heal? the cuts by the planting native vegetation, with a ?fortified? ecological corridor which bleeds into a sustainable productive landscape. The bunker belt will extend into the European green belt, a movement that transforms the iron curtain into an ecological preserve. Within Slavonice, Bunkr Korridor begins.
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Bunkr Koridor (Bunker Belt)
The Czech republic once had a healthy balance of productive land + natural systems before the intensive use of fertilizers to increase crop production in the late 1930?s. This loss of balance occurred at the same time as a fortification system of bunkers were erected along the German border as protection during WWII. The bunker system was aligned so each bunker could see the next. There were substantial cuts in the forest to allow for these views as well as open fields where the bunkers follow the topography. This extensive bunker system which never used, will be re-used to ?heal? the cuts by the planting native vegetation, with a ?fortified? ecological corridor which bleeds into a sustainable productive landscape. The bunker belt will extend into the European green belt, a movement that transforms the iron curtain into an ecological preserve. Within Slavonice, Bunkr Korridor begins.
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DISCLAIMER: This video is not meant to be offensive or saying that the tactics mentioned are always wrong, it is simply taking a stance by going to the extreme of saying urbanism has become commodified, like trading stocks or a kit of parts to buy. I believe appealing to the comedic side of the issues we are facing as designers and planners yields new tools to reach out beyond our own discipline to the general public for more accessible information. This leads to an interaction of design where designers are held to those who they desing for, not the politicains who need a pet project before their term is up or a developer looking a quick buck. ALL NUMBERS AND FIGURES STATED IN THIS VIDEO ARE SOURCED, THEIR SOURCES LISTED WITHIN THE VIDEO, HOWEVER THE CORPORATIONS/INSTITUTIONS SHOWN HAVE NO AFFILIATION WITH THIS PROJECT.]]>
DISCLAIMER: This video is not meant to be offensive or saying that the tactics mentioned are always wrong, it is simply taking a stance by going to the extreme of saying urbanism has become commodified, like trading stocks or a kit of parts to buy. I believe appealing to the comedic side of the issues we are facing as designers and planners yields new tools to reach out beyond our own discipline to the general public for more accessible information. This leads to an interaction of design where designers are held to those who they desing for, not the politicains who need a pet project before their term is up or a developer looking a quick buck. ALL NUMBERS AND FIGURES STATED IN THIS VIDEO ARE SOURCED, THEIR SOURCES LISTED WITHIN THE VIDEO, HOWEVER THE CORPORATIONS/INSTITUTIONS SHOWN HAVE NO AFFILIATION WITH THIS PROJECT.]]> Artwork done mostly in highschool and first year undergraduate (2003-2006) First few drawings from Laurie Olin's drawing class, 2013]]> Artwork done mostly in highschool and first year undergraduate (2003-2006) First few drawings from Laurie Olin's drawing class, 2013]]> THROUGH THE STUDY OF MOTION AND LIGHT, I BEGIN WITH A CHAIR, THE ALTERATIONS OF SUCH A MATERIAL, MOVE TOWARDS THE BODIES INTERACTION WITH THE CHAIR, AND THE MOTION THE BODY TAKES WHILE MOVING IN SPACE. THIS SPACE IS THEN ANALYZED OVER TIME, AND THUS SPACE CAN BE FORMULATED THROUGH THE PRINCIPLES AND RULE SET I DEFINE.]]> THROUGH THE STUDY OF MOTION AND LIGHT, I BEGIN WITH A CHAIR, THE ALTERATIONS OF SUCH A MATERIAL, MOVE TOWARDS THE BODIES INTERACTION WITH THE CHAIR, AND THE MOTION THE BODY TAKES WHILE MOVING IN SPACE. THIS SPACE IS THEN ANALYZED OVER TIME, AND THUS SPACE CAN BE FORMULATED THROUGH THE PRINCIPLES AND RULE SET I DEFINE.]]>